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Jul 02 2010

New York Times

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Can Medical Technology Solve the Health Care Problem?

Jul 02 2010

Washington Post

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Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can’t find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation’s new health law

Jul 02 2010

Bloomberg

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A federal judge is considering whether to throw out Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the health- care overhaul after hearing arguments over whether the state has jurisdiction to sue

Jul 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How federal regulators interpret a metric known as a medical-loss ratio could affect players from industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. down to specialized companies such as American National Insurance

Jul 02 2010

Washington Post

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A web site unveiled Wednesday aims to give everyone the full range of public and private health insurance plans available to them based on their individual circumstances

Jul 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The SEC is investigating whether the companies pushed patients into extra, sometimes unnecessary, home-health care visits in order to hit a threshold level that secured them thousands more in reimbursements

Jul 01 2010

EON

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Mercer announced today that it has acquired Innovative Process Administration, LLC (IPA), a privately owned, health and benefits administration technology provider

Jul 01 2010

The Fiscal Times

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Last week’s Capitol Hill hearing on the latest MedPAC report offered a sobering reminder of how hard it will be for IPAB to hit home runs in the cost control game

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Only about half of hospital chief information officers expect to meet the first set of requirements and apply for those bonuses in 2011, a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers finds

Jul 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul – but today, the company is looking to profit from the law.

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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